Hot Fuzz

Synopsis

Big cops. Small town. Moderate violence.

As a former London constable, Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he miss the excitement of the big city, but he also has a well-meaning oaf for a partner. However, when a series of grisly accidents rocks Sandford, Angel smells something rotten in the idyllic village.

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If anybody even tells you that they "don't like British comedy," tell them to watch this, Four Lions, In the Loop, Withnail & I, A Fish Called Wanda and Life of Brian in as close proximity as possible; if they still claim that they "don't like British comedy" by the end of that marathon, consider them a lost cause.

This is the least subtle movie on the planet and I can't believe it took me this long to realize it.

It just gets funnier and funnier every time I watched it. Pulls of the greatest feat a comedic director/writer can do in making the mere act of movement/transition the funniest thing ever, and mangling to keep the punchline unpredictable while being so unapologeticly blunt about it.

Simon Pegg should have won an Oscar, and it's a genuine crime that this wasn't up for best editing/best picture. Timothy Dalton is so unsubtle that it made me and Logan laugh our asses off every time he merely spoke.

Love has driven Sgt. Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg) to the top of every one of his classes. He adores policing—the rules, the paperwork, the enforced behavioral regimentation. True, he’s a wet blanket who alienates his girlfriend and makes his co-workers look comparatively slack, but it’s not born of malice. He just loves his job more than anything in the world. If that love sends him from bustling, crime-infested London to sleepy Sandford, so be it.

Love, albeit of a different kind, has also brought PC Danny Butterman (Nick Frost) where he is today. He loves a good Cornetto from…

Often overshadowed by shaun of the dead, but the absolutely brilliant physical comedy, soundtrack, and edgar and simon’s very impressive writing style hold up just as well as the first of the trilogy. The film creates a “language” of call backs and moments that are relentlessly used for comedic, dramatic, and narrative effect. That type of shit always impresses me (arrested development is another example that comes to mind, though such a style can be easier in a series format) but it is particularly evident and well used in hot fuzz.